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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM
Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Engineering
Department Civil
Programme Environmental Engineering
Course Code* KAES 4248
Course Title* Wastewater Treatment
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum KAES 2141
Requirement(s) KAES 3245
Student Learning Time (SLT)* 120 hours
Credit* 3
Course Learning Outcomes* On completion of the course, students are able to:
1. Identify polluting waste components, impacts and pollution prevention
strategies according to regulatory requirements & current best practices.
2. Illustrate pollution characteristics and provide load estimation
3. Apply wastewater treatment design techniques to give best overall
performance and cost
4. Apply the theories of physical, chemical and biological treatments when
providing the requisite design objectives.
5. Appraise factors leading to process plant failures & prevention.
Transferable Skills Critical thinking and problem solving skills
Synopsis of Course Contents Environmental pollution due to wastewater from domestic and industrial sources.
Flow estimation and waste characterisation; Collection systems and disposal into
rivers. Principles of wastewater treatment, design, infrastructure & equipment.
Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, Lectures, in-class exercises, design project (cooperative learning (CL)).
workshop, discussion, etc)
Assessment Weightage* Examination 60%.
Continuous Assessment 40%
Methodologies for Feedback on Marks for continuous assessment will be given before the final exam. Grades will
Performance be given for the final examination
Criteria in Summative Assessment Refer to University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules 2013 and University
of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Regulations 2013.
UM-PT01-PK03-BR004(BI)-S04
